What color is #5D003B?

#5D003B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D003B?

The RGB value is 93, 0, 59: 93 red, 0 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D003B?

The complementary color is #005D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D003B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D003B color

#5D003B rgb(93, 0, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D003B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 0% green and 23.1% blue (93, 0, 59).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#5D003B color codes

HEX	`#5D003B`
RGB	`rgb(93, 0, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 0%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 100%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 100%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, 42.12, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 43.05, 348.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.304, 2.644, 4.368)`
Decimal	`6094907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D003B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5D003B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D003B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5D003B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d003b; }
.text { color: #5d003b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d003b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 0 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d003b, #5d000c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D003B?: #5D003B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D003B?: The RGB value is 93, 0, 59: 93 red, 0 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D003B?: The complementary color is #005D22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D003B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.